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Overview Paxson Lake Campground MP 175 Richardson Hwy Large boat launch and parking area for 70 vehicles, toilet, boater registration stand and information panels. RV Dump station – $10 fee for non-campers. 50 campsites First Loop: 20 camp sites, universally...
Sweeping mountain vistas and brilliant wildflower displays under the unceasing light of the midnight sun, the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail offers an unforgettable experience.
Along the Pinnell Mountain National Recreation Trail in Alaska, this small cabin is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is primarily intended as an emergency shelter.
Richard’s Cabin is named after Richard Platz. The cabin was constructed as a shelter to accommodate his mining, trapping, and hunting activities before the White Mountains became a National Recreation Area. In remembrance for his pioneering spirit and hard work...
In Alaska, the Gulkana and Delta Wild and Scenic Rivers can be accessed, along with campgrounds, hunting and fishing areas. The highway corridor is popular for travelers with RVs and sightseers.
The Salmon Lake Campground is located on the shores of Salmon Lake, one of the northernmost spawning areas for Sockeye salmon in Alaska. The campground is approximately 40 miles north of Nome, Alaska, and is accessed by a one mile...
A half day’s drive northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, the Steese National Conservation Area offers stunning scenery, peaceful solitude, and outstanding opportunities for year-round recreation.
In Alaska, Table Top Mountain Loop Trail tops a large mesa-shaped mountain with a view of the White Mountains before descending back through spruce and birch to the Nome Creek Road.
Overview Tangle Lakes Campground, located at MP 21.5 of the north side of the Denali Highway, is situated within the Delta Wild and Scenic River corridor and the Tangle Lakes Archaeological District boundary where over 10,000 years of human use...
The clear, smooth waters of the Unalakleet Wild and Scenic River meander gently among the rolling Nulato Hills and across the broad expanses of the active tundra to the seaside village of Unalakleet.
University of Alaska Museum of the North curates, studies, and exhibits fossil collections from the public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska.
This hosted Campground is located at milepost 82.1 of the Taylor Highway, near Chicken. The Campground is operated by the BLM and offers 24 camping sites, 18 of which are pull-through sites. An iron ranger fee-payment box sits near the...
Off the Steese and Elliott Highways in Alaska, the one-million-acre White Mountains National Recreation Area offers stunning scenery, peaceful solitude, and outstanding opportunities for recreation.
Windy Gap Cabin is not only the most remote cabin in the White Mountains National Recreation Area cabin system but it occupies arguably the most spectacular setting, directly across Fossil Creek from the rugged spires of the Limestone Jags. The...